Dense Fog Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
.WITH A CONTINUED FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID AIR
NORTHWARD...BANDS OF LIGHT RAIN AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD
THROUGH OUR AREA TONIGHT. THE FOG WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF THE MOISTURE FROM THE
LIGHT RAIN AND WARMER AIR. AREAS OF FOG WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY THICK
AROUND THE TWIN PORTS AREA...ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...THROUGHOUT
THE IRON RANGE AND ARROWHEAD.
MNZ012-019>021-026-037-WIZ001-240900-
/O.CON.KDLH.FG.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-091124T1600Z/
NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS-
330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY.
DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY REDEVELOP BY THIS EVENING. AS A
RESULT...THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM
TUESDAY. THE FOG TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY
DANGEROUS...WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE MOST
PERSISTENT FOG SHOULD BE ALONG THE CREST OF THE HILLSIDE ADJACENT
TO LAKE SUPERIOR...AND HIGHER POINTS OF THE IRON RANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A QUARTER MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. RAPID CHANGES IN
VISIBILITY FROM A FEW MILES TO ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET MAY OCCUR
OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND BE PREPARED FOR THE SUDDEN LOSS OF
VISIBILITY AS YOU ENTER FOG BANKS. MANY DEADLY ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
IN INSTANCES WHERE DENSE FOG IS NOT WIDESPREAD...BUT WHERE RAPID
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY OCCUR AND DRIVERS SUDDENLY CANNOT SEE AS
THEY DRIVE INTO A DENSE FOG BANK.
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Air Quality Alert
WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-061-241800-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1129 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL NOON
TUESDAY...
...AIR QUALITY WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ADVISORY FOR FINE PARTICULATES WHICH WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY. THIS ADVISORY AFFECTS THE PEOPLE
LIVING IN THE COUNTY OF TAYLOR.
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX EITHER EXCEEDS OR IS EXPECTED TO SOON EXCEED
THE UNHEALTHY LEVEL FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDING
CHILDREN...ELDERLY PEOPLE...INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC
PROBLEMS...OR ANYONE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ALSO EXTENDED THE
AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN THREE QUARTERS OF WISCONSIN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 25TH.
A STAGNANT AND DIRTY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE
POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN
SENSITIVE GROUPS IN ALL WISCONSIN COUNTIES SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING
WEST TO EAST FROM SOMERSET TO MERRILL TO MARINETTE TO STURGEON BAY.
CONCENTRATIONS OF PARTICULATES MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY
STANDARDS. AT THIS LEVEL OF PARTICULATES EXPOSURE...MEMBERS OF
SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC
IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT WISCONSIN DNR AIR QUALITY
WEB SITE AT HTTP://DNR.WI.GOV/AIR/AQ/HEALTH/STATUS.ASP
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WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MADISON WI RELAYED BY
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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MADISON WI RELAYED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN, MN
1206 PM CDT MON NOV 23 2009
...AIR QUALITY WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN INTO
WEDNESDAY...
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CONTINUES THE
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN THREE QUARTERS
OF WISCONSIN INTO WEDNESDAY...NOVEMBER 25TH.
A STAGNANT AND DIRTY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE
POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN
SENSITIVE GROUPS IN ALL WISCONSIN COUNTIES SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING
WEST TO EAST FROM SOMERSET TO MERRILL TO MARINETTE TO STURGEON BAY.
DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION IN
THE REGION THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAINTAINS
AN AIR QUALITY WATCH ISSUED FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WATCH
INCLUDES PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTIES OF POLK... BARRON...RUSK...
ST.CROIX...PIERCE...DUNN...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA...EAU CLAIRE.
TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...PEOPLE IN
THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION BY
REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING
LEAVES...GRASS...BRUSH...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE
IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR
EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION.
FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE
DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
337 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-241130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
337 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING DUE TO THE MILD AND
MOISTURE-LADEN AIR. FOG WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD AND DENSE AROUND THE
TWIN PORTS...ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...THROUGH THE IRON RANGE
INCLUDING THE GRAND RAPIDS AREA AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE ARROWHEAD.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHLAND.
SEE THE LATEST STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE
IMPROVING BY LATE MORNING. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY ISSUED FOR
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHLAND CONTINUES THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
0507 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-241200-
AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA-
CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE-
DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON-
IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN-
LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN-
SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON-
0507 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIND AND FOG...
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE FOUND ACROSS PARTS OF CHARLES
MIX...BON HOMME...DOUGLAS...HUTCHINSON...AND AROUND THE MITCHELL
AREA THROUGH MID MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
WEDNESDAY WILL BE QUITE WINDY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS FREQUENTLY
GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...IT IS POSSIBLE
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY ACCUMULATE A BIT CAUSING REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL BE UPDATED IN FUTURE FORECASTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.
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